100 THINGS TO DO IN THE
U.P.
BEFORE YOU DIE

by Kath Usitalo Features restaurants, trails, photo ops, theaters, cultural hubs and more that have made a name for themselves in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. And guess what!
Da Yooper's Tourist Trap is included as one of 100 things to do! Thank you Kath!
146 pages

Upper Peninsula of Michigan: A History

by Russell M. Magnahi For the first time in over a century, a complete history of the U.P.-from prehistoric origins to the present-is available. Drawing on oral histories, newspapers, census data, archives and libraries, Russell M. Magnaghi has written the seminal history of a very "special place" as seen through the eyes of the men and women who have lived here-the famous and not so famous.
212 pages

Sh*t Happens: The Book

by Deborah LazarusThe lure of the morbid. The fascination of really bad news. The strange thrill of things going spectacularly wrong. Tragic, sensational, spine-chilling, and addictively entertaining, it’s The Darwin Awards meets The Stupidest Things Ever Said. In story after story we meet the star-crossed, the extremely unlucky, and the fatally foolish. Sure—it’s grim, sometimes ghastly. But isn’t it nice to know that someone, somewhere, had a worse day than you?
Sh*t happens.
Sometimes it’s natural: A driver goes for the ride of his life when a 100-mph gust blows his truck off the Verrazano Narrows Bridge in New York. (He survives the steep plunge into
the Hudson River.
Sometimes it’s supernatural: The woman who peels an artichoke only to have it explode
in her hand.
Short-sighted: A rattlesnake owner kisses his beloved pet, and discovers that the
affection isn’t mutual.
Delightful, Heartbreaking, Gross and grosser...
...and even, seemingly, cosmic justice: An incensed homeowner catches a mouse and decides to teach it a lesson by tying a kerosene-soaked rag to its tail and setting it on fire. The mouse flees; the man’s house burns down.
325 pages

Charlie 906

by Dominic J Snell (Author), Keaton T Snell (Author), Keaton T Snell Age 9 (Illustrator) Charlie 906 will take you on an adventure around the Upper Peninsula of MI, while learning about the irresistible meal called a pasty and meeting new and exciting friends along the way. This amazing story will tell you in a very creative way, what is in a pasty, the history, and very interesting facts and stories all while having amazing scenic art work and adorable characters that my at the time 9 year old son drew. As a bonus Charlie 906 has added color your own characters pages and his secret home made pasty recipe for you to enjoy.
24 pagesAge Range: 5 - 6 years

Sunburns to Snowstormsby Karl Bohnak & Jack Deo Sunburns to Snowstorms features Upper Michigan photographs from professionals and amateurs spanning a century and a half. Step back in time to view photos of the massive fires that destroyed the communities of Marquette and Ontonagon in the 19th century. Get a glimpse of what it was like to live through the storm against which all others are measured, the Blizzard of 1938. You'll see how residents dealt with the heavy winter snows and the spring floods as well as the Great Seiche that affected the Lake Superior region during mid June 1939. Sunburns to Snowstorms contains nearly 300 photos along with stories of locations and events surrounding the images It's an essential book for those who love the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.
176 pages

Waterfalls of Michigan - The Collectionby Phil StaggWaterfalls of Michigan - The Collection contains 202 waterfalls from across the state of Michigan. As most of Michigan's waterfalls are in the Upper Peninsula, this book has 201 waterfalls from the U.P. and just 1 from the Lower Peninsula. This book has about 1/3 of the waterfalls from the four book series "Waterfalls of Michigan - The definitive guide to the waterfalls of Michigan". There are 13 counties represented in the book, with large county maps at the beginning of each county and area maps following for each waterfall. Detailed driving and hiking information is provided for each waterfall. There are GPS coordinates, amazing color photos and first hand information to give you everything you need to decide which waterfalls to visit, and which to simply enjoy by viewing the author's photography!
304 pages

Magnificent Mansions and Courtly Cottages
by Sonny Longtine

An illustrated, chronologically arranged book on Upper Peninsula architecture, crafted with the typical reader in mind. It brings life to grand mansions, modest folk houses, and many dwelling styles between these extremes. A down-to-earth book with historic and captivating stories about public buildings, churches and homes from Ironwood to Sault Ste. Marie and points between. The comprehensive text is enhanced with more than 300 photographs. And easy-to-understand, illustrated glossary guides readers through the fundamental characteristics of Upper Peninsula architecture.

Sonny Longtine, a lifelong resident of Marquette, holds bachelor's and master's degrees fro NMU, and has completed additional graduate work at EMU and MSU. He has published five books on the Upper Peninsula. Sonny retired from public education after 33 years as a counselor and history/government teacher.

STONEHOUSE
BLOOD IN THE WATER
THE GREAT LAKES DURING THE CIVIL WARWhile the Union and Confederate armies bludgeoned each other on the battlefields what was happening on the Great Lakes? What Confederate plots were hatched to attack the unprotected Great Lakes? How close did the South come to changing history? This book looks at this fascinating and largely ignored part of the Civil War.206 pages

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RAMPAGE
SERIAL KILLERS
Wayne Louis Kadar

Within the covers of this book are the accounts of the most notorious
serial killers to ever have walked the streets of America. Infamous murderers are chronicled like, Ted Bundy, Son of Sam, Green River Killer, Kristen Gilbert and Charles Cullen. A very interesting followup book to the Great Lakes Serial Killers197 pages

MAYHEM
in the
Superior Peninsula

Bill Blewett
This is the third in the series of the "Mayhem" mysteries. Bill Bennett and his friends once again confront evil in the Superior Peninsula. The mysteries are written in simple to understand language buy yet will leave you wondering who is responsible for so much horrific events in Mesabi County. Many times Bill and his friends risk their lives to try to save people and thwart horrible deeds that are committed in the name of greed. It is a real page turner and you will become engrossed in the stories until you finish the last mystery.
278 pages

MAYHEM
on the Dead River
5 Mysteries

Bill Blewett
Fictional account of a retired sheriff and his friends who continually get caught up in murders and other horrible crimes on the Dead River. It occurs in fictional Mesabi County in the beautiful Upper Peninsula of Michigan.
270 pages

MAYHEM
on the Michigamme
6 Mysteries

Bill Blewett
The is the second adventure in the series of retired sheriff, Bill Bennett. Along with his friends, they try to bring justice to a community that is packed with deceit, crime, violence, and misadventures as the pseudo-detectives help law enforcement solve horrible crimes on the pristine Lake Michigamme.
286 pages

Y is for YOOPER Book
A Yooper ABC Book
By Scott Reddinger
This book is for all ages! Experience all things Yooper through a rhyming children's book that is fun for the whole family.
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So You Wanna Be a Yooper, Eh!Answers the age old question, "What is a Yooper anyhow?"
Fun facts on the Yoop, etc.
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A look at the funny side of life in a
small mining town in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.REVISED SECOND PRINTING
By James DeCaireTaken directly from the life of Da
Yoopers lead funnyman, Hoolie, with topics ranging from
fishing, hunting and dating, to marrage, and ecentric neighbors,
these stories are at the same time poignant and hilarious,
told with Hoolie's natural storytelling ability. This collection
of stories about life in hte small northern mining town
of Ishpeming, Michigan is guaranteed to have you in stitches
all the way through!
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Sky Pilot of
the Great LakesJohn Kotzian

The Reverend Law was in peril on the Great Lakes and was rescued by a U.S. Life-Saving Service Station crew. As a result of that rescue, seeing their heroic efforts first hand, Reverend Law dedicated the rest of his life to the men and women stationed at Light and Life-Saving stations throughout the United States.

"Sky Pilot" was sailors' slang for a chaplain. To the men and women he served, Reverend Law was lovingly known as "The Sky Pilot of the Great Lakes." A tale of unconquerable optimism, the story of W. H. Law's life is as much the account of the brave men and women of the Lighthouse Service and Life-Saving Service as it is the saga of a long and rewarding life in the service of others.

River of IronDavid Lee
HEMATITE AND TALES of streets paved with gold drew boatloads of Europeans to the Marquette Iron Range in Michigan's Upper Peninsula in the late 1800s-including my ancestors. The rugged terrain and savage winters of their new home on the "mountain of iron" threatened their survival, yet they had no chance of returning to The Old County-and they knew it. Some left, but the hardy ones stayed, threw up mining camps and drove mineshafts deep into the granite. They raised families-built churches, railroads, and schools-they created a river of iron that cascaded out of the wilderness. Then the Great Depression struck in 1929 and the river of iron dwindled to a trickle. Without means of support the iron miners and their families persevered against a destroyed economy and fierce winters. This is a tale of how my family survived those tough times. It tells of simple things like collecting water, chopping firewood, and slaughtering hogs, but it is also a template for raising and educating a family on challenging terrain in the midst of poverty.338 pages
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Lost at Starvation LakeGary P. Hansen Mainly set in remote and isolated northern Canada, this wilderness adventure is a stand alone book. However, it is also a sequel to the top selling novel Survival at Starvation Lake and takes up where the first book left off.268 pages
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Finland Calling By Jerry Harju and Carl PellonpaaA lively autobiography by the host of television’s longest-running variety program.
This book is the story of Carl Pellonpaa’s life. Oh, but it should be mentioned: he’s not through with it yet.

U.P.By R.A. RiekkiFrom a bold new novelist comes a complex tale of friendship and brutality. Set in Michigan s Upper Peninsula, U.P. is the story of four teens immersed in an ugly world, one whose threat of violence is always simmering beneath the surface. R.A. Riekki s distinctive characters and their poignant quest for freedom is a swan song to lost youth, redefining the traditional coming-of- age-story. Four boys, four distinct narratives that converge into a harrowing and heartbreaking whole.

By Cross and Anchor The Story of Frederic Baraga on Lake SuperiorBy James K. JamisonDiscover the exciting, and often miraculous, missionary adventures of the "Snowshoe Priest"-Venerable Frederic Baraga, the first bishop of Michigan's Upper Peninsula.
144 pages.

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Michigan's Upper
Peninsula Almanac

Michigan's Upper
Peninsula Almanac is a comprehensive guide for every resident,
visitor, and student of Michigan's Upper Peninsula.
This definitive almanac covers every acre of the
wild and beautiful U.P., including information on businesses,
tourism, agriculture, sports, weather, casinos, and other
topics that will keep you referring to the book time and
again. Looking for record snowfalls and temperatures? Oldest
business? Busiest tourist spots? Most interesting myths
and legends? Michigan's Upper Peninsula Almanac has it all.
Ron Jolly is a popular veteran radio broadcaster
in northern Michigan who spent fifteen years in news and
information programming. He has won awards for his news
reporting on WCTM from UPI, Michigan News Network, and the
National Commission on Working Women. He is the author of
Northern Michigan Almanac (University of Michigan Press/Petoskey
Publishing, 2005).
Karl Bohnak is the author of the popular U.P. weather
book So Cold a Sky. He is meteorologist at WLUC in the Upper
Peninsula and holds the American Meteorological Society's
broadcast seal of approval.

The legendary Civilian
Conservation Corps, a Depression-era agency, hired the poorest
of the poor - welfare boys with no jobs, no training or
skills, no future, school dropouts, and charged them with
saving themselves, their families, and our land, streams,
and forests, all on wages of $1.00 a day. And they pulled
it off! "Saving Our Sons" tells how it was done
in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. 200 pages.
Larry Chabot (The U.P. Goes to War)

The U.P. Goes to WarUpper Michigan and Its Heroes in
World War II By Larry ChabotA book celebrating the Upper Peninsula men
and women who helped win the war. Includes photos.
196 pages
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SO COLD A SKY Upper Michigan Weather Stories
KARL BOHNAK Read stories of the early pioneers and the
obstacles they faced in settling the most northern part
of Michigan under so cold a sky. Browse through personal
tales of modern weather events from snowstorms ot heat waves.
Written in concise narrative form, Upper Michigan Weather
Stories can be opened and enjoyed at any point, making it
a perfect trravel and gift book.

To twelve-year-old
Emma, life may be hard, but it is basically good. She has
finished sixth grade and is nearly a young lady. But, in
the summer of 1913, her life, and the lives of everyone
in the region, will be changed forever by a violent strike
against the mining companies in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.
A friend whose father is not on strike will be forbidden
to talk to her. Another will die in the terrible Italian
Hall Tragedy on Christmas Eve. Only the trait the Finnish
people call "sisu" will help her and others in
the region live through it.
This well-researched historical fiction takes place
in Houghton County, Michigan, in the towns of Calumet, Houghton,
Hancock, Laurium and the surrounding area. It is written
from the point of view of a twelve-year-old girl whose father
is on strike. The first-person narrative puts the reader
on the scene. Historical photographs help the reader see
the time and place.. 238 pages.
Deborah K. Frontiera

Superior Lights On The
Shipwreck Coast DVD
DVD by Don Hermanson. Because of emerging vessel traffic on Lake Superior the U.S. Lighthouse Service established the first lighthouse at Whitefish Point in 1849. Six years later in 1855, the first lock opened at Sault Ste. Marie, shipping increased and more lights were needed in this area. Lighthouses were built at Point Iroquois, Crisp Point, Au Sable Point, and Grand Island. Range Lights were constructed at Munising and Grand Marais Harbors. Also includes a history of the shipwrecks Myron and the S.S. Edmund Fitzgerald tragedy. 59 minutes.

THE MICHIGAN PARANORMAL FILES
VOLUME ONE
TAKE ANOTHER STEP OUT OF THE ORDINARY INTO THE WORLD OF THE...UNKOWN
DVD.
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Jeff DanielsESCANABAin daMOONLIGHTDVDA great-american hunting miss-adventure.At 43, Reuben Soady (Jeff Daniels) is in danger
of becoming the oldest member in the history of the family never
to bag a buck.
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